Weather WTF

[Syt]

The old homelands report the usual: toppled trees, some minor power outages, damaged roofs and windows, rail connections cancelled because of trees on wires/tracks, ferry services cancelled, some major bridges closed. Two people died in Schleswig-Holstein - one crushed by a tree, another by a tumbling wall. And a guy got blown off a roof in my former hometown.

[Caliga]

One of my apple trees blew over in the wind and rain storm we had last night.

Fortunately I have the day off, so I just got done re-staking it, adding another stake, trimming back the crown (since I was gonna do that this winter anyway) to reduce its weight and increase air flow, and mounding it up more with fresh topsoil.

It's annoying that this damn apple tree won't stay firmly rooted, though.  It's  3 years old and almost 10 feet tall now.  I planted a magnolia at the same time that's solidly rooted, and I planted a peach less than a month ago that had no problem whatsoever in last night's storm.

[PDH]

Doesn't this belong in your Farmer Cal thread?

[Ed Anger]

One of my apple trees blew over in the wind and rain storm we had last night.

Fortunately I have the day off, so I just got done re-staking it, adding another stake, trimming back the crown (since I was gonna do that this winter anyway) to reduce its weight and increase air flow, and mounding it up more with fresh topsoil.

It's annoying that this damn apple tree won't stay firmly rooted, though.  It's  3 years old and almost 10 feet tall now.  I planted a magnolia at the same time that's solidly rooted, and I planted a peach less than a month ago that had no problem whatsoever in last night's storm.

Huh. You mock me for losing power for 2 hours. KARMA BITCH.

[Caliga]

Doesn't this belong in your Farmer Cal thread?

It seemed to be more about weather than my farming prowess.

[Caliga]

Huh. You mock me for losing power for 2 hours. KARMA BITCH.

Touche.

[lustindarkness]

last night we had rain and some wind, but not bad, I did not even lose any Halloween decorations. The HD channels did flicker/freeze a couple of times while I watched The Lost Boys.


Real nice today.

[PDH]

It seemed to be more about weather than my farming prowess.

Fruit tree woes = Farmer Cal

[Malthus]

It seemed to be more about weather than my farming prowess.

Fruit tree woes = Farmer Cal

MAH FRUIT TREE

Well, someone had to say it

[crazy canuck]

Our sunny weather is about to come to an end.  Storm clouds are incoming. 

[Ed Anger]

Yuk. Winter weather advisory. I blame Meri.

[katmai]

Yeah we had out first snow of fall this weekend, almost matched the record for latest snowfall (this thur the 14th would have tied it)

[Ed Anger]

We are expecting one whole inch. The local news is spazzing out however. IS THERE ENOUGH SALT?

[Caliga]

There's snow on the ground out there.  This is ridiculously early for us for first snowfall.  KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN

[CountDeMoney]

Snow flurries are abound.  Boy, glad I'm not employed so I don't have to drive in this stuff.